Nougat update for Moto Z series, Moto G4 and G4 Plus

Following Sony and HTC, Motorola has also announced a list of smartphones that will get the Android 7.0 Nougat update in the first wave. Moto smartphones such as the Moto Z series, Moto G4, and Moto G4 Plus have made it to the list. These devices are most likely to get the Nougat update in Q4 2016, somewhere between October and December.

Motorola has not yet confirmed the new officially on its company blog, but its spokesperson has affirmed it to the folks at Droid-Life. With Android Nougat, Moto phones will get a variety of new features such as Multi-window support, Background Optimization, Notification improvements, Data Saver, Direct boot, Support for 25 locales and 100 new languages.

The new Android version 7.0 comes with several other features such as an improved notification shade and split-screen multitasking. There are also some improvements seen on Doze feature released with Marshmallow update. The release further shows Daydream, Google’s new VR platform. However, this VR platform will be supported only by the VR-ready handsets with Android Nougat OS.

For all the Moto users who are not using the devices mentioned in the list, this is not the final list. Motorola is expected to include more devices to the update sheet. It means that sooner or later, your Moto phone might also get the Nougat update. You can also check Motorola’s software update page to stay tuned with the update cycle for your phone.

List of Moto smartphones that are going to get the Nougat update in Q2 2016:
Moto Z
Moto Z Force
Moto Z Play
Moto G4
Moto G4 Plus

Motorola Moto X is coming to India in the next few weeks

Motorola has received a warm welcome in its second innings in the country with the launch of the Moto G and the company will now bring its elder sibling, the Moto X to India in the coming few weeks.  The smartphone will touch down in Australia as well at a similar time. Here are its specifications:

• 4.7 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and Corning Gorilla Glass Protection on top
• 1.7Ghz dual core Snapdragon S4 Pro will be present under the hood
• 2GB RAM
• Android 4.4 KitKat
• 16GB/32GB internal memory with the microSD card slot
• 10MP Clear Pixel primary camera, 2MP secondary camera
• 3G/4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi b/g/n/ac, GPS and NFC
• 2,200 mAh battery

The smartphone is priced pretty steeply in US at $399 which prompts a price tag of around Rs 30,000 in India and it won’t be as value for money as its younger sibling. If Motorola manages to give it a sub Rs 20,000 price tag in India, the success of the Moto G might just be replicated on the Moto X.